potop

See also: potöp

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpotop]

Etymology 1

Noun

potop f

1. genitive plural of potopa

Etymology 2

Verb

potop

1. second-person singular imperative of potopit

Narragansett

Etymology

Perhaps from a root meaning "blow" (cf. potâuntash). Compare Massachusett pꝏtâop, pꝏtab, pótab, Abenaki podaba.

Noun

pótop anim (plural pótopauog or pótoppauog)

1. whale

Further reading

• Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, →OCLC, page 105
• F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎^[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 137

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.tɔp/

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• Rhymes: -ɔtɔp
• Syllabification: po‧top

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish potop, from Proto-Slavic *potopъ. By surface analysis, deverbal from potopić.

Noun

potop m inan

1. deluge, flood

Declension

Declension of potop

	singular	plural
nominative	potop	potopy
genitive	potopu	potopów
dative	potopowi	potopom
accusative	potop	potopy
instrumental	potopem	potopami
locative	potopie	potopach
vocative	potopie	potopy

Derived terms

adjectives

• potopowy
• przedpotopowy

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

potop

1. second-person singular imperative of potopić

Further reading

• potop in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• potop in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic потопъ (potopŭ), from Proto-Slavic *potopъ.

Noun

potop n (plural potopuri)

1. deluge, flood (especially the Biblical Flood)

   Synonym: diluviu

Declension

Declension of potop

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) potop	potopul	(niște) potopuri	potopurile
genitive/dative	(unui) potop	potopului	(unor) potopuri	potopurilor
vocative	potopule		potopurilor

See also

• inundație

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *potopъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǒtop/
• Hyphenation: po‧top

Noun

pòtop m (Cyrillic spelling по̀топ)

1. deluge, flood

   Synonym: poplava

Declension

Declension of potop

	singular	plural
nominative	potop	potopi
genitive	potopa	potopa
dative	potopu	potopima
accusative	potop	potope
vocative	potope	potopi
locative	potopu	potopima
instrumental	potopom	potopima

Further reading

• “potop”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024